Kropyvnytskyi weather in October

In October, Kropyvnytskyi sees average daytime highs of 13°C and overnight lows near 5°C, with 40 mm of precipitation across 6.6 wet days and about 10.6 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 17°C in the first days to 10°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% of the time in October, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 24 min at the start of October to 9 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Kropyvnytskyi's 7th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kropyvnytskyi's year-round climate.

Daytime high
13°
7th warmest
Overnight low
7th coldest
Precipitation
40 mm
6.6 wet days
Daylight
10 h 30 min
6:20 AM – 4:52 PM
Cloud cover
64%
7th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
2.16 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.1
out of 10

Kropyvnytskyi is city in central Ukraine, administrative center of the Kirovohrad Oblast.

Density
2,133/km²
people per km²
Founded
1754

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 17°C in the first days to 10°C by the end.

A typical October day in Kropyvnytskyi reaches about 13°C in the afternoon and slips back to 5°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 7°C and 20°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 8°C cooler than September and about 8°C warmer than November.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1178
2178
3178
4177
5167
6167
7167
8167
9156
10156
11156
12156
13146
14145
15145
16135
17135
18135
19134
20124
21124
22124
23114
24114
25113
26113
27103
28103
29103
30103
3193

How October really feels in Kropyvnytskyi

Once humidity and wind are folded in, October averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 5 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
5
wind chill below the day's low

The story in October is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Kropyvnytskyi weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 7th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-1° / -6°357.66.48.60.0
Feb / -5°296.85.29.90.0
Mar / -1°408.93.911.60.7
Apr15° / 408.20.513.44.5
May21° / 10°5310.10156.5
Jun25° / 14°6810.9015.86.7
Jul27° / 16°589.5015.56.8
Aug27° / 15°426.9014.17.3
Sep21° / 10°487.1012.46.9
Oct13° / 406.60.110.64.1
Nov / 366.32.190.5
Dec / -4°346.84.58.20.0

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 63%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14357
24357
34357
44456
54456
64357
74357
84357
94258
104258
114258
124060
134060
143961
153961
163862
173763
183763
193565
203466
213466
223367
233367
243268
253169
263169
273169
283070
292971
302971
312971

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitationSnow

Kropyvnytskyi gets around 40 mm of rain and snow over 6.6 wet days in October. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 21% and peaks near 23% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1200
2200
3200
4200
5200
6200
7200
8200
9200
10200
11210
12210
13210
14210
15210
16210
17210
18220
19220
20220
21220
22231
23231
24231
25231
26231
27231
28232
29222
30222
31222

Humidity in October

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of October feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, October lands in the dry band about 96% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19181
29181
39271
49271
59271
69271
79361
89361
99361
109361
119460
129550
139550
149550
159640
169640
179640
189730
199730
209730
219820
229820
239820
249820
259910
269910
279910
289910
299910
3010000
3110000

Wind in October

Winds average 12 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112light breeze
212light breeze
312light breeze
412light breeze
512light breeze
612light breeze
712light breeze
812light breeze
912light breeze
1012light breeze
1112light breeze
1212light breeze
1312light breeze
1412light breeze
1512light breeze
1612light breeze
1712light breeze
1812light breeze
1912light breeze
2012light breeze
2112light breeze
2212light breeze
2312light breeze
2412light breeze
2512light breeze
2612light breeze
2712light breeze
2812light breeze
2912light breeze
3013light breeze
3113light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 24 min at the start of October to 9 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 102 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 5:57 AM to 6:43 AM, and sunset from 5:23 PM to 4:26 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.45:575:23
211.45:585:21
311.36:005:19
411.36:015:17
511.26:035:15
611.16:045:13
711.16:065:10
811.06:075:08
911.06:095:06
1010.96:105:04
1110.86:125:02
1210.86:135:00
1310.76:154:58
1410.76:174:56
1510.66:184:54
1610.56:204:52
1710.56:214:50
1810.46:234:48
1910.46:244:47
2010.36:264:45
2110.36:274:43
2210.26:294:41
2310.16:314:39
2410.16:324:37
2510.06:344:36
2610.06:354:34
279.96:374:32
289.96:394:31
299.86:404:29
309.86:424:27
319.76:434:26

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 2.16 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.73 kWh/m² to a high of 5.94 kWh/m² in June across the year — October's 2.16 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.8Moderate
22.8Moderate
32.7Moderate
42.7Moderate
52.6Moderate
62.6Moderate
72.5Moderate
82.5Moderate
92.5Moderate
102.4Moderate
112.4Moderate
122.3Moderate
132.3Moderate
142.2Moderate
152.2Moderate
162.1Moderate
172.1Moderate
182.0Moderate
192.0Moderate
202.0Dim
211.9Dim
221.9Dim
231.8Dim
241.8Dim
251.8Dim
261.7Dim
271.7Dim
281.6Dim
291.6Dim
301.6Dim
311.5Dim
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Kropyvnytskyi?

Our two travel scores rate October for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

4.1
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
0.4
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

October is a reasonable time to visit Kropyvnytskyi for sightseeing.

What to pack for Kropyvnytskyi in October

From October's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In October, Kropyvnytskyi sees daytime highs around 13°C and nights near 5°C. Worth packing: a warm layer. About 7 days see rain.

a warm layer

UV index in Kropyvnytskyi in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 3. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Kropyvnytskyi peaks around July 18 at about 7 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 18UV 7Dec 19UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun7High
Jul8Very high
Aug7High
Sep5High
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Kropyvnytskyi?

Kropyvnytskyi sits at 48.5°N, 32.3°E, 113 m above sea level, in Ukraine. The nearest listed city is Podilskyi, 1.0 km away.

ShpolaSmila

Topography around Kropyvnytskyi

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Kropyvnytskyi.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kropyvnytskyi has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 82 m around an average of 138 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 157 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 440 m.

The land around Kropyvnytskyi is covered by artificial surfaces (59%) and trees (35%) within 3 km, cropland (63%) within 16 km, and cropland (77%) within 80 km.

3 km
82 m
16 km
157 m
80 km
440 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
October weather nearby: Podilskyi 1.0 km · Fortechnyi 1.0 km · Znamyanka 37 km · Dolynska 58 km · Novoukrayinka 59 km · Oleksandriya 65 km · Shpola 85 km · Smila 85 km

Ukraine travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 4
Do Not Travel
Power plugs
Type C / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 31% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$5,866
2025
Happiness
4.7 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
88%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
3.8
per 100k, 2021
Road deaths
10.2
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
Moderate
EF EPI 526

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Kropyvnytskyi (48.5083°, 32.2662°, elevation 113 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).